Lili Krakowski on thu 28 apr 11
No denying instant communication has advantages. When Mother leaned =3D
out her Ludlow Street window on on a summer evening and screamed: =3D
"Josele, dinner", she risked six little boys showing up, but she got =3D
boyshekil in prontissimo. And when Mother, on Bleeker Street, screamed: =
=3D
"Luigi, dinner!" out her window, six little boys would show up--but the =3D
bambino got the message, instantly.
And all the electronic, instant, Internet messaging has the same instant =
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effect. Quick, easy, cheap.
Problem is, remains, that time is our most valuable commodity. Our =3D
relationships are lived in time: "I have known Barbara since 1951"; "X =3D
and I met last week at a meeting". Time is a major ingredient in =3D
relationships.
So when we express deep feelings (and I am not questioning the depth of =
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same) but give it no time, no time at all, we sabotage our own message. =
=3D
OF COURSE I could convey a feeling of dreadful loss by texting SFYL =3D
(aka Sorry for your loss) but, by not involving any "irreplaceable" =3D
time, it is less believable as a letter of condolence, than the note, =3D
written on paper, with a pen, put in an envelope (look up address), =3D
sealed, stamped, taken to PO.
The same applies to getting "properly" dressed for occasions. And to =3D
choosing one's words. "This mug sucks"..whatever the origin, etc of =3D
"sucks" , is useless, stupid speech. Even "I hate that mug" is more =3D
actual communication....Critique is not given by shorthand or grunts...
Which brings us to mugs, and slippery slopes. No one can deny that =3D
paper or Styrofoam containers will hold coffee, and tea. So why are we =3D
out there
peddling mugs at $15 and up a shot, advocating their use, etc.? Mmmmm? =
=3D
Think on it. And my argument is that the time involved in the creation =3D
of the clay mug, all the time the potter took, the seller took, in =3D
creating and "processing" the mug from clay pit to buyer's table adds =3D
meaning and value. One of the "essences" of the handcrafts is their =3D
content of Time.
(So the only comfort I take, as a craftsperson, is that the culture =3D
going to hell in a handbasket means the basket maker still is doing =3D
well!)
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
ivor and olive lewis on fri 29 apr 11
Dear Lili Krakowski,
Another ceramic utensil on the slippery slope to oblivion is the Tea Pot. I=
t
would seem that the proliferation of Teabags varieties on Supermarket
shelves and the diminishing quantity and selection of free flowing tea leaf
in the box may lead to the death of the teapot.
Enjoy a thoughtful day.
Regards,
Ivor Lewis,
REDHILL,
South Australia
Steve Mills on fri 29 apr 11
Rock on Lili!
Steve
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
www.mudslinger.me.uk
Sent from my Ipod touch
On 28 Apr 2011, at 13:10, Lili Krakowski wrote:
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> (So the only comfort I take, as a craftsperson, is that the culture going=
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o hell in a handbasket means the basket maker still is doing well!)
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> Lili Krakowski
> Be of good courage
Steve Mills on fri 29 apr 11
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
www.mudslinger.me.uk
Sent from my Ipod touch
On 28 Apr 2011, at 13:10, Lili Krakowski wrote:
> No denying instant communication has advantages. When Mother leaned out=
h=3D
er Ludlow Street window on on a summer evening and screamed: "Josele, din=
n=3D
er", she risked six little boys showing up, but she got boyshekil in pront=
i=3D
ssimo. And when Mother, on Bleeker Street, screamed: "Luigi, dinner!" out =
h=3D
er window, six little boys would show up--but the bambino got the message,=
i=3D
nstantly.
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> And all the electronic, instant, Internet messaging has the same instant =
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ffect. Quick, easy, cheap.
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> Problem is, remains, that time is our most valuable commodity. Our rel=
a=3D
tionships are lived in time: "I have known Barbara since 1951"; "X and I me=
t=3D
last week at a meeting". Time is a major ingredient in relationships.
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> So when we express deep feelings (and I am not questioning the depth of =
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ame) but give it no time, no time at all, we sabotage our own message. OF =
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OURSE I could convey a feeling of dreadful loss by texting SFYL (aka Sorry=
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or your loss) but, by not involving any "irreplaceable" time, it is less =
b=3D
elievable as a letter of condolence, than the note, written on paper, with=
a=3D
pen, put in an envelope (look up address), sealed, stamped, taken to PO.
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> The same applies to getting "properly" dressed for occasions. And to cho=
o=3D
sing one's words. "This mug sucks"..whatever the origin, etc of "sucks" , =
i=3D
s useless, stupid speech. Even "I hate that mug" is more actual communicat=
i=3D
on....Critique is not given by shorthand or grunts...
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> Which brings us to mugs, and slippery slopes. No one can deny that paper=
o=3D
r Styrofoam containers will hold coffee, and tea. So why are we out there
> peddling mugs at $15 and up a shot, advocating their use, etc.? Mmmmm? =
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> Think on it. And my argument is that the time involved in the creation o=
f=3D
the clay mug, all the time the potter took, the seller took, in creating a=
n=3D
d "processing" the mug from clay pit to buyer's table adds meaning and valu=
e=3D
. One of the "essences" of the handcrafts is their content of Time.
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> (So the only comfort I take, as a craftsperson, is that the culture going=
t=3D
o hell in a handbasket means the basket maker still is doing well!)
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> Lili Krakowski
> Be of good courage
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